to have grown tense (of a situation); to have become critical (and to be on the verge of a major upheaval)
neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town
storekeeper; shopkeeper; proprietor of a shop
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
vaporization heat; vaporisation heat
success; prosperity; boom
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
to build (a fire); to make; to start; to light
alternately; by turns; one after the other
fully prepared; all ready
notification; pre-1886 administrative order
to keep in mind; to memorize
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
to boil something until it is done (e.g. vegetables)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
gate in the middle of the corridor connecting an annex to a pond-side building (in traditional palatial-style architecture); central gate (between the main gate and main hall of a temple); central gate (separating the inner and outer gardens of a teahouse)
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
companion; company; tritagonist
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original
V sign (hand gesture); peace sign
Japanese film; Japanese painting
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
to form a complete whole; to be joined together
to slide down; to slip down
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth